I had these delicious toffeed bananas with my first Asian meal. The bananas were served at room temperature. They were a mouth watering golden caramel color and coated with sesame seeds. The combination of caramel melting on my tongue to get to the creamy banana was like tasting ambrosia.

Kim Chi is delightly firey hot and delicious. This Chinese cabbage dish is often served with rice.

These Apricot Honey Glazed Carrots are sure to be a hit with your family. They make a good counter to any hot and spicy food you may serve. They are wonderful by themselves. Try serving these carrots to family members who usually push them aside or hide them under bread.

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Broiled chipotle chicken with creamy spinach from Rick Bayless´s Mexican Kitchen

This meatloaf is extra moist, juicy and flavorful because of the bacon slices which are added to it.

If you like fried oysters you will love these Cajun oven-fried oysters with spicy cocktail sauce. Makes a great appetizer.

This is a West African vegetarian side dish that can be served over rice as a vegetarian meal, or served as an accompaniment to a meat dish. As with many African dishes, peanut butter is an ingredient. This dish has mild 'heat'.

This is a perfect grilling blend of vegetable flavors and colors, the beaufiful deep dark purple of eggplant and bright red and green bell pepper all made delicious with a touch of garlic, ginger and hoisin sauce.

Easy to make Orange & Lemon Marmalade